ATS Cups on mk1 GTI

[alex g]

on a mk2 anything is acheivable , i had et 27 8 inch wide on my mk2 on its guts didnt rub and i will have 9.5 et ???? and it will not rub



and yes that look is well acheivable

and a mk1 its slightly differnet but not much just a little less abilitly to slamm it but trye size can help you in that department

[Golfwise]

Yes you can have that silly look without them rubbing but will it have legal road compliant suspension.To stop the tyre fouling on the guard the suspension would have to be so stiff it would be dangerous.
People want to use their cars everyday in all sorts of situations not trailer them to car shows.Thats what my recommendations are all about.Everyday driving.
And not everyone wants to cut away or extend their guards to do so.
The first cop that sees that wheel poking out past the guard will put the vehicle off the road and rightly so.

[Satanstoenail]

Yes you can have that silly look without them rubbing but will it have legal road compliant suspension.To stop the tyre fouling on the guard the suspension would have to be so stiff it would be dangerous.
People want to use their cars everyday in all sorts of situations not trailer them to car shows.Thats what my recommendations are all about.Everyday driving.
And not everyone wants to cut away or extend their guards to do so.
The first cop that sees that wheel poking out past the guard will put the vehicle off the road and rightly so.

Is this the 'silly' look you're talking about? Or are you referring to dubstar's pic?



I don't think that looks extreme or impractical and the wheel isn't poking out past the guard as far as I can see. Yes I'm wanting the car to be my daily driver, so if there's a huge problem with fitting these wheels I wont be buying them. I'm just wondering how other people manage to run them, as they are quite popular O/S.

Sorry if I 'pissed you off' by asking a mk2 related question in this thread. Mods feel free to split it if you want.

[Golfwise]

No I wasn't refering to you Satan old pal.The silver job on cup wheels looks awsome.
I was having a stir with robin as he was rightly having a shot at me and the star for those awfully overwide wheels, all in fun though as they are good blokes.
As I'm sure we all are.

[Satanstoenail]

No I wasn't refering to you Satan old pal.The silver job on cup wheels looks awsome.
I was having a stir with robin as he was rightly having a shot at me and the star for those awfully overwide wheels, all in fun though as they are good blokes.
As I'm sure we all are.

Rightey dokey. Good to hear.

So I'll ask once again, Golfwise - How do people manage to run these wheels? They are only available in ET20 and ET28. Does everyone get about rubbing tyres on arches all over the shop?

[evorobin]

My apologies only glanced at the sig shot of the authors car however I'm amazed that 15x7 et20 is a difficult fit on a mk1. Anyway those wheels are schmick be interested to know how well et28 fits!

[Golfwise]

Ok here is a sensible recommendation.
ET 28 will need the lips of the guards modified.
Et 35 is ideal and you may still get touching particularly at the rear.
If you want the LOOK you have to go through with these arch modifications but as magazine and VW site pictures show the cars look great.
ET 20 would put the rim of the wheel out past the edge so I wouldn't recommend it.
As my photos show
The rear still touches,
The fronts don't so far,
From the front shot rims don't protrude but are well covered by the arch and
Final shot of whole car.
The rims are 16 by 7 with an et of 40 and the front arches have no lip as it has been removed and the rear has been tapped flat.
If you like the et 28 ATS Cups go for it and make them fit.

[evorobin]

There were some pics of Jeremy's mk1 with the RS I sold him on the old forum. The rears were 15x7 et15 and front 15x6.5 et25. Looks great!

[Satanstoenail]

Cheers for that Golfwise. Your mk2 looks great!

[Oneofthegreats]

Mine are 15 x 7 ET25 with 195/50 R 15 & I had to roll both the front & rear guards & modify(CUT) the wheel arch trims & even still carrying anyone in the back it scrubs unless screw the adjuster's right up on the Koni's. The front's don't scrub at all & are O.K. but stick out about 10mm. I still wouldn't mind it going about an inch lower but the spoiler is already at 90mm.
With 185's it will be O.K. but I wouldn't recommend going any more than et28 on a Mk1 which has been "belly ached" for street use.



My two cents.